Dwain Richardson

Senior Finance Leader  ·  Financial Controller  ·  AI Champion
de facto CFO Public Sector Netherlands  ·  Founder, CosmoTender

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Richardsondla@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/dwain-richardson-409b6059
cosmotender.com

Profile

Senior finance professional and AI Champion with over 18 years of experience in financial control, financial engineering, pricing and revenue recognition. Currently de facto CFO for Atos Public Sector Netherlands, with end-to-end responsibility for a P&L of €150M+ across 17 main clients, of which 11 are national ministries. Combines deep financial-economic expertise with the practical, responsible application of generative and agentic AI to make analysis and decision-making faster, more transparent and better controlled.

At a Glance

€150M+ annual revenue under financial responsibility; P&L Public Sector Netherlands.
17 main clients, of which 11 national ministries.
CFO, Public Sector Netherlands — in close collaboration with CFO colleagues for Defence, Private and Belgium.
Over 18 years in finance: control, financial engineering, pricing and revenue recognition (IFRS / US GAAP).

Work Experience

Financial Controller, Public Sector NetherlandsAtos
Jun 2025 – present

Responsible for financial control, forecasting and performance management within Public Sector contracts. Act as de facto CFO for Public Sector Netherlands, with end-to-end responsibility for the full P&L (€150M+ annual revenue) across 17 main clients, of which 11 national ministries.

AI Champion, Global FinanceAtos
Apr 2025 – present

Active member of the Global AI Finance Champion Network (70+ members) and a driving force behind AI adoption within Atos Finance. Initiate and deliver practical AI use cases focused on financial analysis, reporting efficiency and decision support.

Senior Financial EngineerAtos
Sep 2021 – Nov 2025

Finance Lead for complex, multi-year bids — accountable for financial integrity, pricing and profitability. Owner of business cases, financial models and Total Contract Value (TCV) calculations, balancing competitiveness with margin, cash flow and risk.

Commercial Pricing SpecialistEazit
Mar 2017 – Sep 2021

Pricing analyses, business cases and advisory on rates and price levels for RFQs and ad-hoc requests. Price modelling in Excel for new propositions; supported pricing strategy, investment appraisal and deal structuring.

Sales Analyst, Customer Rebate HandlingEssity (SCA)
Jun 2015 – Sep 2016

Owner of customer rebate handling in BeNeLux, Away-from-Home business unit. Calculated and analysed costs, determined final provisions and quarterly forecasts; maintained customer conditions in SAP.

Mainframe & Complex Bid Offering PricerIBM
Feb 2012 – May 2015

Focal point for Mainframe-brand pricing-case reviews with HQ executives across BeNeLux and Southern Europe. In-depth analyses of customer contracts; on-site auditor during annual peer audits of pricing documentation.

Finance and Planning AnalystIBM
Mar 2011 – Feb 2012

Financial forecast reporting and accurate revenue recognition (IFRS and US GAAP) for Power and Retail Store Solutions. Focal point during month-end closes, aligning brand/finance executives, sales, accounting and pricing.

Hardware Pricing AnalystIBM
Dec 2006 – Mar 2011

Responsible for xSeries, Storage and Power Server transactions, contract renewals and offering reviews. Advised brand/finance executives and sales leaders on pricing strategy per EMEA/Worldwide guidance. Developed pricing-desk procedures as a training resource for new pricers.

Personal AI Projects

Agentic OS — personal multi-agent platform 2026 – ongoing

Self-built multi-agent architecture combining local language models (RTX 5070Ti, 16GB) with larger cloud models via a LiteLLM router and OpenRouter — with deliberate fallback logic, cost control and a privacy-safe design that keeps sensitive data on-device. Runs a weekly multi-agent "council" that reviews project status and priorities; each session captured as a formal report and podcast.

CosmoTender.com — AI-powered procurement intelligence 2025 – ongoing

Founded and built end-to-end as solo founder. Monitors TenderNed daily, scores tenders against an organisation profile (RAG + LLM analysis), and delivers GO/MAYBE/NOGO recommendations via client portal and PDF report. Full stack: Python, Supabase, n8n, Cloudflare Pages.

Education

Post-HBO Finance Academy
2006 – 2007
HBO International Business Management · Hogeschool Utrecht
2004 – 2006
Communications Studies · Hogeschool Utrecht
2003 – 2004
High School Diploma · Harrison High School, Ohio (USA)
2002 – 2003

Technical & AI Skills

Generative & Agentic AI:  Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Google Gemini; prompt engineering; multi-agent orchestration (LiteLLM, OpenRouter); local LLM deployment (RTX 5070Ti).
Data & Analytics:  Power BI (incl. DAX & semantic models), Advanced Excel (dynamic financial models), Salesforce.
Finance:  Financial modelling, TCV & pricing, scenario analysis, revenue recognition (IFRS / US GAAP), month-end close, budgeting & forecasting, balance-sheet governance.
Languages:  Dutch and English (written & spoken); French and German (spoken).